US appeals court revives Mexico's $10 billion lawsuit against gun makers
22/01/2024 21:17
BOSTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on
Monday revived a $10 billion lawsuit by Mexico seeking to hold
American gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the
trafficking of weapons to drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico
border.
The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
overturned a lower-court judge's decision dismissing the case on
the grounds that a U.S. law barred Mexico from suing Smith &
Wesson Brands SWBI.O , Sturm, Ruger & Co RGR.N and others.
(Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; editing by Jonathan
Oatis)
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